Location
Howard Johnson Plaza-Hotel, Atlantis/ Discovery Rooms
Start Date
28-4-1994 2:00 PM
End Date
28-4-1994 5:00 PM
Description
While always controversial, the United States space exploration program has recently come under increased criticism as an extravagance that a debtor nation cannot afford. There are questions raised in times of budget austerity about the funding and policy implementation for the programs that are designed to increase human's understanding and presence outside of earth's biosphere. But advocates of an aggressive space policy point to technological advances and scientific breakthroughs that improve the quality of life and our understanding of the universe that are made possible by an active space program. The social ethics of space exploration is a topical issue that requires serious deliberation.
Paper Session III-A - Space Policy and Social Ethics
Howard Johnson Plaza-Hotel, Atlantis/ Discovery Rooms
While always controversial, the United States space exploration program has recently come under increased criticism as an extravagance that a debtor nation cannot afford. There are questions raised in times of budget austerity about the funding and policy implementation for the programs that are designed to increase human's understanding and presence outside of earth's biosphere. But advocates of an aggressive space policy point to technological advances and scientific breakthroughs that improve the quality of life and our understanding of the universe that are made possible by an active space program. The social ethics of space exploration is a topical issue that requires serious deliberation.
Comments
Research
Session Chairman: Bruce E. Melnick, Director of Process Improvement Technology, Lockheed Space Operations Company, Kennedy Space Center
Session Organizer: Jennifer K. Lewis, McDonnell Douglas Aerospace, Kennedy Space Center